intangible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Pronunciation
Adjective
intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)
- Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
Antonyms
Translations
incapable of being perceived
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Noun
intangible (plural intangibles)
- Anything intangible
- 1980 April 5, Aaron Cohen, “Save the Last Dance for Me”, in Gay Community News, page 12:
- Diaghilev's love for Nijinsky was as deep and as sincere and reliant as a bond could be, it being based on all those intangibles of love that cannot be enumerated.
- (law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes
French
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “intangible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /intanˈxible/ [ĩn̪.t̪ãŋˈxi.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -ible
- Syllabification: in‧tan‧gi‧ble
Adjective
intangible m or f (masculine and feminine plural intangibles)
- intangible
- Antonym: tangible
Derived terms
- intangibilidad
- intangiblemente
Related terms
Further reading
- “intangible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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